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Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into…
In July 2025, NASA’s Earth Venture Suborbital Mission FORTE went into action on the North Slope of Alaska.
Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High…
Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the…
Studying the remote ecosystems of Alaska’s North Slope, a critical region for energy, transportation, security, biodiversity and local communities.
Investigating snow accumulation and ice flow of glaciers across the Arctic to better project what they will look like by…
CASCADES is an international, multidisciplinary expedition bringing together glaciologists, marine-mammal observers, microbiologists, geologists, and biogeochemists.
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of…
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit…
